Planners back five more years at Cuadrilla’s suspended gas site
Cuadrilla should be allowed to keep its long-standing Elswick gas production site, Lancashire planners said today, even though there’s been no extraction for more than seven years.
“Suspicion” at Cuadrilla’s gas plans for Elswick
Campaigners who fought Cuadrilla’s fracking plans near Blackpool for nearly five years are now questioning the company’s motives for another site a mile away.
“Fantastic news” – fracking opponents celebrate Roseacre Wood refusal
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s plans to frack at a second site near Blackpool were celebrating this afternoon at the government’s decision to refuse permission. Full Details
Breaking: Permission refused for Cuadrilla’s Roseacre Wood fracking site
The government has refused planning permission for Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Roseacre Wood, near Blackpool.
Lancashire fracking votes: “watershed moment for shale” or “political manipulation”?
Two sides of the fracking debate have responded strongly today following votes on earth tremors and protest policing at last night’s meeting of Lancashire County Council.
“Overwhelming opposition” to fracking, shale gas commissioner told on visit to Fylde
Communities in Lancashire will never accept fracking, the government-appointed shale gas commissioner, Natascha Engel, was told during a visit to Lancashire yesterday.
Government policy “risks unrestricted drilling and fracking”, MPs told
Government proposals to take shale gas decisions out of the local planning system could result in a “one-size-fits all” approach with unrestricted drilling and fracking, a new parliamentary group has been told.
Weekend long read: Is the planning system playing fair with local communities?
DrillOrDrop has reported from two shale gas public inquiries this month. Ruth Hayhurst reflects on the challenges facing local people when they take on the industry.
Live news updates Day 9 Cuadrilla Roseace Wood fracking inquiry – closing statements
The three main parties in the reopened inquiry into Cuadrilla’s plans to frack at Roseacre Wood in Lancashire are expected to make their closing statements today. This post has live updates from the hearing at Blackpool Football Club.
Live news updates Day 8 Cuadrilla’s Roseacre Wood fracking inquiry
The reopened public inquiry on Cuadrilla’s plans to drill and frack at Roseacre Wood in Lancashire reaches its final week.
DRILL OR DROP? 